Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications … PCT, IPC, 1978-2013 in Slovakia
Slovakia: Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications … PCT, IPC, 1978-2013 was 0.22 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by in Slovakia, 1992–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by in Slovakia is 0.22 Number, measured in 2013.
The figure is down 94.2% on the previous year and down 95.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by in Slovakia peaked at 4.78 Number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.15 Number, in 1992.
Slovakia ranks 59th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications … PCT, IPC, 1978-2013 in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.15 Number | — |
| 1993 | 1.08 Number | +620.0% |
| 1994 | 1.22 Number | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 1.08 Number | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 2 Number | +85.2% |
| 1997 | 1 Number | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 1.31 Number | +31.0% |
| 1999 | 4.78 Number | +264.9% |
| 2000 | 4.69 Number | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.17 Number | -75.1% |
| 2002 | 2.34 Number | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 4.42 Number | +88.9% |
| 2004 | 2.5 Number | -43.4% |
| 2005 | 1.27 Number | -49.2% |
| 2006 | 1.71 Number | +34.6% |
| 2007 | 1.99 Number | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 1.21 Number | -39.2% |
| 2009 | 0.61 Number | -49.6% |
| 2010 | 2.12 Number | +247.5% |
| 2011 | 0.85 Number | -59.9% |
| 2012 | 3.77 Number | +343.5% |
| 2013 | 0.22 Number | -94.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications … PCT, IPC, 1978-2013 in Slovakia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +620.0% | 0.15 Number | 1.08 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.58 Number | 0.15 Number | 4.78 Number | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.19 Number | 0.61 Number | 4.69 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 Number | 0.22 Number | 3.77 Number | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by in Slovakia?
- Patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by in Slovakia was 0.22 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.78 Number in 1999.
- What is the lowest patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 Number in 1992.
- How does Slovakia rank for patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by?
- Slovakia ranks 59th out of 60 countries with data for 2013.
- Is patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1978-2013). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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